Candie Cooper’s latest book, Necklaceology, arrived on my doorstep yesterday. The cover had me intrigued for weeks and I couldn’t wait to see what awaited within. Just like the title suggests, Candie has brought design lessons and techniques to…
I had the awesome chance to choose the artwork for this month. I don’t really know how I stumbled upon this painting, but I am so glad I did! The work of Giuseppe Arcimboldo just blew me away when…
Two symbols that constantly crop up in my work are birds and houses. Perhaps it’s the constant internal struggle I feel between longing to spread my wings and explore the world, and wanting to stay tucked up with the…
Each week the Art Bead Scene features a Designer of the Week. One of our editors picks her favorite from the Monthly Challenge entries. This week’s featured designer is TheBeadingYogini! Here is what ABS editor Heather Powers had…
This week I discovered the many great tutorials that one of my favorite bead stores, Ornamentea, has to offer on their website! Some of them, like the Brushstrokes Macrame Bracelet shown above, are very compatible with art beads,…
Welcome to Studio Saturday! Each week one of our contributors gives you a sneak peek into their studio, creative process or inspirations. We ask a related question of our readers and hope you’ll leave comments! As an incentive we…
I’m fascinated by this month’s challenge artwork, Flora by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Looking at it, I wouldn’t think it was painted just after the Renaissance; it looks more like a Surrealist painting from the 1920s or 30s. It’s not Surrealist at all,…
Our wonderful sponsors for the September Monthly Challenge. We will have 2 lucky winners this month. Tesori Trovati Erin Praiz-Hintz of Tesori Trovati makes wonderful polymer clay charms, pendants and jewelry. Her “Simple Truths” pendants combine words and images. Design…
Flora by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1588 Oil on wood, 73 x 56 cm Private collection, Paris, France About the Art Flora is one of Arcimboldo’s most famous paintings, painted at the same time as Vertumnus, when he was at the…
Congratulations to this Month’s winners! We have 2 winners chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. Our first lucky winner is Jewels by Ine. She has won an 2 sets of Beads worth $50 from Gaea Handmade. Our second lucky winner is Bay Moon…